Hi, FWIW, I'm using the exact same setup (debian unstable + XFree 4.02 + latest savage drivers) on a Toshiba Tecta 8100, and I have had no problems. This laptop also has the Savage MX chip.
Rich On Saturday 05 May 2001 16:05, Radu Muschevici wrote: > I installed Debian/testing on my Asus L8400K notebook with a S3 savage MX > graphics chip. I am using Xfree 4.0.2 and the latest savage driver module > 1.1.15 from http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html . > > Very often, the mouse pointer just freezes while moving. > Unfreezing is possible by opening a new window (via keyboard shortcut), > but it is very anoying and makes working under X impossible. > > I tried "NoAccel", "SWCursor", "ShadowStatus" options with no success. > > I tried also two flavors of the SVGA server for XFree 3.3.6, > namely the one from S3's drivers site and the one from > http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html . > In both cases I experience the same freezes. > > I wonder if this is a known issue and has somebody a suggestion how > to get rid of this? > > thanks, > Radu > > > this is my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 : > > > # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf, > the # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page. > # (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.) > > Section "Files" > FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server > # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "ddc" > Load "GLcore" > Load "dbe" > Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > Load "pex5" > Load "record" > Load "xie" > Load "bitmap" > Load "freetype" > Load "speedo" > Load "type1" > Load "vbe" > Load "int10" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > Driver "keyboard" > Option "CoreKeyboard" > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > #Section "InputDevice" > # Identifier "Generic Mouse" > # Driver "mouse" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" > # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > # Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > #EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > Driver "savage" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Generic Monitor" > HorizSync 30-70 > VertRefresh 50-70 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Generic Video Card" > Monitor "Generic Monitor" > # Option "NoAccel" > # Option "SWCursor" > # Option "shadowFB" > # Option "Rotate" "CW" > # Option "Rotate" "CCW" > # Option "UseBIOS" "off" > # Option "UseBIOS" "on" > # Option "ShadowStatus" > # Option "LCDClock" "100MHz" > > DefaultDepth 16 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 1 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 4 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > # InputDevice "Generic Mouse" > EndSection > > Section "DRI" > Mode 0666 > EndSection > > # end of XF86Config _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
